The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1792

1792. God, in the Gospel of His Son

1. God, in the Gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known;
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.

2. Here sinners of a humble frame
May taste His grace, and learn His name;
May read, in characters of blood,
The wisdom, power, and grace of God.

3. The prisoner here may break his chains;
The weary rest from all his pains;
The captive feel his bondage cease;
The mourner find the way of peace.

4. Here faith reveals to mortal eyes
A brighter world beyond the skies;
Here shines the light which guides our way
From earth to realms of endless day.

5. O grant us grace, almighty Lord,
To read and mark Thy holy Word;
Its truths with meekness to receive,
And by Its holy precepts live.

Text Information

• First Line: God, in the Gospel of His Son
• Title: God, in the Gospel of His Son
• Author (vs. 1 & 2): Benjamin Beddome (1787, alt.)
• Author (vs. 3-5): Thomas Cotterill (1819)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: GERMANY, William Gardiner's Sacred Melodies, 1815

Tune Information

• Name: GROSTETTE
• Composer: Henry Wellington Greatorex (1851)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33321 76555 55567
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain